What is Sota Mcp?
Sota Mcp is an MCP server for Summits on the Air (SOTA) that provides live spots, activation alerts, summit information, and nearby summit searches through any MCP-compatible AI assistant. It uses the public SOTA API exclusively and requires no authentication.
How to use Sota Mcp?
Install the package with pip install sota-mcp, then configure your MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop, Claude Code, ChatGPT Desktop, Cursor, VS Code / GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI) by adding a JSON entry with "command": "sota-mcp". After restarting the client, the tools appear automatically. For testing without network, run SOTA_MCP_MOCK=1 sota-mcp.
Key features of Sota Mcp
- Live and recent SOTA spots with time window and filters
- Upcoming scheduled activation alerts
- Summit details by SOTA reference code
- Geospatial search for summits near coordinates
- Version information for fleet identity attestation
- No authentication required, uses public API only
Use cases of Sota Mcp
- Asking an AI assistant “What SOTA spots are active right now?”
- Getting details about a specific summit, e.g., “Tell me about summit W7I/SI-001”
- Finding summits near a location, e.g., “What summits are near Boise, Idaho?”
- Checking upcoming SOTA alerts, e.g., “Any SOTA alerts for this weekend?”
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